March Madness 2018 automatic bids
Radford players, from left to right, Caleb Tanner, Carlik Jones, Devonnte Holland, Darius Bolstad and John Caldwell celebrate with the championship trophy after the Big South Conference Championship NCAA college basketball game against Liberty, Sunday, March 4, 2018, in Radford Va. Credit: AP / Don Petersen
The madness has begun.
The 2018 NCAA men’s basketball season is reaching its end as teams around the nation look to secure a spot in the tournament.
Here are the teams who have guaranteed their spot in the NCAA touranment as automatic qualifiers by winning their conference’s tournament.
ACC: Virginia (31-2), 22nd appearance, first bid since 2017
America East: UMBC (24-10), second appearance, first bid since 2008
Atlantic Sun: Lipscomb (23-9), first appearance
Big 12: Kansas (27-7), 47th appearance, first bid since 2017
Big East: Villanova (30-4), 38th appearance, first bid since 2017
Big Sky: Montana (26-7), 11th appearance, first bid since 2013
Big South: Radford (22-12), third appearance, first bid since 2009
Big Ten: Michigan (28-7), 28th appearance, first bid since 2017
CAA: Charleston (26-7), fifth appearance, first bid since 1999
C-USA: Marshall (24-10), sixth appearance, first bid since 1987
Horizon: Wright State (25-9), third appearance, first bid since 2007
MAC: Buffalo (26-8), third appearance, first bid since 2016
MAAC: Iona (20-13), 13th appearance, first bid since 2017
MEAC: North Carolina Central (19-15), third appearance, first bid since 2017
Missouri Valley: Loyola Chicago (28-5), sixth appearance, first bid since 1985
Mountain West: San Diego State (22-10), 12th appearance, first bid since 2015
NEC: LIU Brooklyn (18-16), seventh appearance, first bid since 2013
Pac-12: Arizona (27-7), 35th appearance, first appearance since 2017
Patriot League: Bucknell (25-9), eighth appearance, first bid since 2017
Ohio Valley: Murray State (16-5), 16th appearance, first bid since 2012
Southern: UNC Greensboro (27-7), third appearance, first bid since 2001
Southland: Stephen F. Austin (28-6), fifth appearance, first bid since 2016
SWAC: Texas Southern (15-19), eighth appearance, first bid since 2017
Summitt: South Dakota State (28-6), fifth appearance, first bid since 2017
WAC: New Mexico State (28-5), 24th appearance, first bid since 2017
WCC: Gonzaga (30-4), 21st appearance, first bid since 2017
